2023 global crude steel production country rankings

Key Figures

Total world crude steel production in 2023 : 1,888.2 MT
Number one steel produced country in 2023 : China

China produced 67.4 Mt in December 2023, down 14.9% on December 2022. India produced 12.1 Mt, up 9.5%. Japan produced 7.0 Mt, up 1.1%. The United States produced 6.8 Mt, up 7.6%. Russia is estimated to have produced 6.0 Mt, up 4.3%. South Korea produced 5.4 Mt, up 2.7%. Germany produced 2.6 Mt, down 2.3%. Türkiye produced 3.2 Mt, up 21.2%. Brazil produced 2.5 Mt, up 0.9%. Iran produced 2.9 Mt, up 12.1%.

Country Ranking

Country	2023	2022
China	1019.1	1019.1
India	140.2	125.4
Japan	87.0	89.2
United States	80.7	80.5
Russia	75.8	71.7
South Korea	66.7	65.8
Germany	35.4	36.9
Turkiye	33.7	35.1
Brazil	31.9	34.1
Iran	31.1	30.6
Italy	21.1	21.6
Viet Nam	19.0	20.0
Taiwan, China	18.9	20.8
Mexico	16.3	18.4
Indonesia	16.0	15.6
Canada	12.3	12.1
Spain	11.3	11.6
Egypt	10.4	9.8
France	10.0	12.1
Saudi Arabia	9.9	9.9
Malaysia	7.5	7.2
Austria	7.1	7.5
Poland	6.4	7.4
Ukraine	6.2	6.3
Belgium	5.9	7.0
United Kingdom	5.6	6.0
Bangladesh	5.5	5.2
Australia	5.5	5.6
Pakitan	5.3	6.0
Thailand	5.0	5.3
Argentina	4.9	5.1
South Africa	4.9	4.4
Netherlands	4.7	6.1
Slovakia	4.5	3.9
Algeria	4.4	4.3
Sweden	4.3	4.4
Kazakhstan	3.9	4.1
Finland	3.8	3.5
Czechia	3.4	4.3
United Arab Emirates	3.2	3.2

Total world crude steel production was 1,888.2 Mt in 2023. Please see the table for the complete listing of annual production totals by country.

Top 10 steel-producing countries

Country	Dec 2023 (Mt)	% change Dec 23/22	Jan-Dec 2023 (Mt)	% change Jan-Dec 23/22
China	67.4	-14.9	1,019.1	0.0
India	12.1	9.5	140.2	11.8
Japan	7.0	1.1	87.0	-2.5
United States	6.8	7.6	80.7	0.2
Russia	6.0	4.3	75.8	5.6
South Korea	5.4	2.7	66.7	1.3
Germany	2.6	-2.3	35.4	-3.9
Türkiye	3.2	21.2	33.7	-4.0
Brazil	2.5	0.9	31.9	-6.5
Iran	2.9	12.1	31.1	1.8